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Animated Views is 20!

Post by James » October 18th, 2023, 12:11 am

Wow. Twenty years. There’s no way we’ve been doing this for two decades! But it’s true. Animated Views turns 20 today.

We're going to have some special features for you all week, including a blog post and reader poll both already live!

As I like to say every anniversary, we started this site for one reason: we enjoy sharing our love of animation with fellow fans. But let’s be honest. The real reason we’re still here after all these years is because of you, our readers. So thank you all for giving us this opportunity!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by ibrmacf » October 18th, 2023, 8:43 am

Happy 20th!

I don't even remember when I first discovered or started visiting this site, but I know it was at least 2006, because I remember reading about Don Knotts' death on this site and I had already been a constant visitor by then.

So ever since at least 2006, Animated Views has been the very first website I visit on my daily Internet browsing: before reading news sites, before Wikipedia, before social media, etc. Animated Views was the first site that made me realize that others are into animation like I am.

I'm not active in the forums, but trust me when I say I visit this site every single day. Here's to 20 and hoping for 20 more!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by Ben » October 18th, 2023, 11:19 am

Aw, that’s awesome! Thanks for the vote of confidence! :D

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by ShyViolet » October 18th, 2023, 2:40 pm

Started posting in May of 2004. Very glad I’m still here!!!! :D
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by Ben » October 18th, 2023, 8:34 pm

Yay, Vi! Great to still have you!! :)

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by James » October 19th, 2023, 12:37 am

ibrmacf is an early morning visitor. Not only were they the first person to reply to our 20th anniversary post, they also were the first person to make a comment on the site when we added that feature!

Always glad to see Hila on the forums! You literally feel like just as much of the AV team as any of the writers!

New anniversary post for today: our complete newsletter archives starting in 2003 and running intermittently until 2012. Not super useful, but kinda fun in a time capsule kind of way!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by ShyViolet » October 19th, 2023, 8:14 am

Aw thanks so much James! :)
You can’t just have your characters announce how they feel! That makes me feel angry!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by Kaszubas » October 19th, 2023, 2:34 pm

Impressive!!! Happy B-day AV😎👏👏👏🎂🏆
Thank you for your perseverance, excelent editorials, reviews, interviews, etc. and also all those captivating if „a little” nerdy discussions 😎😜 Please, carry on!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by ibrmacf » October 19th, 2023, 4:20 pm

James wrote:
October 19th, 2023, 12:37 am
they also were the first person to make a comment on the site when we added that feature!
I was? Oh wow, I didn't know that! Kinda ironic, lol!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by droosan » October 19th, 2023, 5:34 pm

Happy 20th anniversary, Animated-Views! :D

I'm another daily visitor who doesn't always comment .. but I've enjoyed both the site and the forum, almost from the very beginning. :)
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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by Ben » October 19th, 2023, 5:47 pm

Cheers to all! Thanks for sticking with us for so long!! 😎👍

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by James » October 20th, 2023, 1:20 am

Some of you have been here a long time. Others, not so much. But whenever you joined us, how well do you actually know the writers who bring you Animated Views? For our 20th anniversary, the AV staff answers 20 questions about the site, their opinions, and themselves.

https://animatedviews.com/2023/twenty-q ... -av-staff/

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by ibrmacf » October 20th, 2023, 8:53 am

A 20th anniversary group Zoom chat might be a fun thing to do!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by Ben » October 20th, 2023, 2:23 pm

Funny you mention that! I suggested a group chat back in June, but with lots of other things going on it didn’t come together. Maybe for the 25th…!

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Re: Animated Views is 20!

Post by James » October 23rd, 2023, 9:01 pm

The poll will be up throughout the month if you still haven't voted!

https://animatedviews.com/twenty/poll/

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